Abandoned Record
About Fortyville
Fortyville is an extinct town in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community took its name from its main thoroughfare, U.S. Route 40.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fortyville, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Fortyville is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Fortyville
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1889 Lexington sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Mayview sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Mayview sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Moberly sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Moberly sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Moberly sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Moberly sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Marshall sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Fortyville
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Fortyville, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995255.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).